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Australia & New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry
Rehabilitation in Residential Care
19 minutes Posted Feb 9, 2025 at 11:00 pm.
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Send us Fan Mail 1 in 3 Australians aged 65 and over fall each year making it the leading cause of death for this age group. Rik Dawson, an experienced physiotherapy and researcher, lifts the curtain to explain what is happening in residential care facilities in terms of physiotherapy care and rehabilitation and explores some important issues including: The lack of rehabilitation available in residential aged care facilities; The massive problem of falls in these facilities;The ch...